Welcome to Grande Vue
For almost 120 years Grande Vue has served as a landmark home of Hobart’s historic Battery Point, bearing witness to the metamorphosis of Hobart Town from a busy whaling port and working dock, to a coveted world class destination for gastronomy, arts and culture, and immersive wilderness experiences.
Built in the style of a Queen Anne mansion in 1906 as a private residence for Hobart Manufacturer’s Agent Charles Fox and his wife Florence and their children, Grande Vue, then known as Coolangatta, was a happy family home for the Fox family until the early 1940s.
From rest home to boarding house, Grande Vue had seen many iterations throughout its history when Ashley Fleming and Brock Gardener acquired the property in 2020. Seeing the enormous potential in the home’s unsurpassed location, beautiful original architectural features and mesmerising panoramic water and mountain views, they immediately set about restoring Grande Vue to an elegant private hotel.
From rest home to boarding house, Grande Vue had seen many iterations throughout its history when Ashley Fleming and Brock Gardener acquired the property in 2020.
With nine superbly appointed guest rooms, inviting guest lounges, a well-provisioned larder, dining room overlooking the Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania and picturesque landscaped grounds, as a guest of Grande Vue, Ashley and Brock invite you to enjoy the entire property as your home away from home, as you experience Battery Point life as a local and become part of Grande Vue’s ongoing story.
The Gardens
In 2024 another milestone to the gracious property was celebrated, with the official opening of the renovated Gardens.
As we seek to preserve Grande Vue as a piece of Tasmania’s recent heritage, we acknowledge Nipaluna/Tasmania’s story began over 60,000 years ago. We acknowledge the ancient history of the Tasmanian Aboriginal people as the First People of lutruwita/Tasmania. We acknowledge the muwinina people as the traditional owners of the land upon which we live and work, and the Tasmanian Aboriginal community’s continued connection and care for land, sea, waterways, sky and culture. We recognise that Soverignty was never ceded.